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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Werewillie Oleson" data-source="post: 399517" data-attributes="member: 8">One bullet has been removed, but the other one is that special kind of bullet that has plagued (or will plague) several SoapLand characters, including Karen MacKenzie.The operation requires a specialist and for some reason these soap specialists are always very difficult to get hold of because they're Swedish or Italian or on a cruise or climbing the Mount Everest or, in this case, at a conference in London.The other doctor, Dr. Elby, has had his suave coupe-de-gris cut and it's just not the same anymore. Massively jumping the shark here.Gary visits Dallas and everybody is very glad to see him.[ATTACH=full]53155[/ATTACH]The three brothers are having a little chit-chat but it's obvious that JR is trying to figure out what's going on behind his back.Jock has appointed Bobby as interim president of Ewing Oil but JR has already reached out to his connections to inform them that his brother is only there to answer the phone, and not to make any business decisions.Nevertheless, Bobby is immediately tasked with cleaning up JR's mess when Marilee Stone files a lawsuit against Ewing Oil.Mostly thanks to his charm and hunkiness he manages to settle out of court, which only goes to show how much JR undervalues his brother's asset.[ATTACH=full]53156[/ATTACH]Marilee tells him how much she misses her husband while looking at Bobby with horny eyes.Interesting titbit: Marilee has always been the financial decision maker of her company, which makes her future role as business woman more believable than the scenario of socialite widow who just ends up behind a desk (e.g. Pam and Alexis).Lucy meets Mitch.[ATTACH=full]53157[/ATTACH]Fans often complain that Lucy doesn't have enough interesting storylines, but no matter what she does it always puts a big smile on my face.She just have to be herself, fall in love, being disappointed, feeling very sorry for herself and then start all over again.Not so very different from Fallon Carrington, actually, and she  was more fun in the mansion sneaking up on Krystle than as the La Mirage career woman.Meanwhile at Dallas Memorial the nurses have a full-time job informing the Ewings about various phone calls.Bobby complains to Jock that he can't really do anything at Ewing Oil without explicit authority, and then Jock promises to put it in writing.This really shouldn't concern Sue Ellen but the fact that the camera makes it clear that she notices everything makes it a lot of fun.Episode 2 ends with my favourite scene, even if it doesn't look like a cliffhanger.[ATTACH=full]53159[/ATTACH]I think there's something metaphorical about the way she holds the bars of JR's bed, sort of imprisoned by a misguided loyalty based on misguided guilt.The next episode starts with a time-jump because Sue Ellen has been "having nightmares for weeks".We usually have no idea how time passes in SoapLand unless they mention it.Later at breakfast Miss Ellie asks her how she's feeling - well, that's almost 50% of all "Dallas": how is somebody feeling. It can also be translated into "are you going to be dramatic today?".JR takes his first wheelchair ride outside the hospital, complaining to high heaven about everything and everyone. It's a great example of soap humour because none of the characters acknowledge it as  humour.Ray also visits JR and they talk about the good ol' times as friends (as we saw in the first series) and I think it could have been interesting if it had stayed that way until he's revealed has the half-brother.Cliff confesses to Pam that he had planned to kill JR but couldn't do it because he had already been shot. Again, nobody seem to understand the hilarity of it all.It's never occurred to me before just how much happy soap sisters Kristin Shepard and Caress Morell look alike.Perhaps not literally but they have the same kind of sultriness and mischief.[ATTACH=full]53160[/ATTACH]Fur coat alert in Dallas. They're not as big as the ones from Dynasty but I guess it's hotter in Texas.Pam and Liz are on speaking terms again and Liz even offers Pam her old job back. Yes, do it, Pam. Go back to The Store!Speaking of clothes, Jock and Miss Ellie are packing some items for JR but Sue Ellen says she'd be happy to do it for him. JR tells her that it's already been taken care of.Of course it had to happen this way so that Jock could discover the gun in JR and Sue Ellen's bedroom.Miss Ellie tells Jock not to jump to conclusions, but it's obvious that Sue Ellen is not their favourite person anymore. This becomes even more evident in my favourite scene of episode 3 when the Ewings including JR leave the hospital.Jock helps JR inside the car and asks Sue Ellen to hold the bag. Miss Ellie, rather passive-aggressively, says "I'll do it!" and grabs the bag before Sue Ellen even gets the chance to touch it.[ATTACH=full]53161[/ATTACH]Sue Ellen's body language is a combination of surprise and mild annoyance because this is the second time she's not allowed to help.Oh, and why would the Ewings even bother with that plant from the hospital?  It's such a lower-class thing to do.Later that evening the detective shows up at Southfork with the result of the ballistic tests (Sue Ellen had no idea).I'm sure that's not how it happens in real life but whatever.The episode sort of ends like the first cliffhanger, but this time it's about the Ewings who realise they are living with a murderess![ATTACH=full]53162[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]53163[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]53164[/ATTACH]I must say that the longer it takes to find out whodunnit, the more the mystery starts losing its momentum. Or was it really Sue Ellen? Gosh!</blockquote>

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